Unformat · Chrome Extension · Works everywhere

Stop cleaning text manually.
Paste it smart.

Unformat auto-cleans everything you paste — formatting, encoding errors, AI markdown, PDF artifacts. One shortcut. Zero mess.

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Dirty text (before)

Clean result (after)

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Broken encoding PDF copy ✦ From ChatGPT ✦ From Claude

🕐 Paste History (last 5) Stored locally · never uploaded

No history yet. Clean something above.

What it does

Clean paste. Zero effort.

Context-aware cleaning that understands where you're pasting and what you need.

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Strip AI Markdown

Text from ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini comes with ##, **, `code`, --- everywhere. Unformat removes all of it instantly.

Fix Broken Encoding

Turns â€™ into ', Â© into ©, and dozens of other mojibake characters. Especially common in PDFs and old documents.

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Repair PDF Artifacts

PDFs break words across lines (sen-↵tence). Unformat rejoins them and removes double spaces automatically.

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Strip Formatting

No more unwanted bold, colors, fonts, and sizes when copying from websites and Word documents.

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Auto Table Detection

Detects tabular data and pastes into spreadsheet columns correctly. Works in Google Sheets and Excel.

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Paste History

Stores your last 5 cleaned pastes locally. Forgot what you copied? Find it in one click — nothing leaves your device.

How it works

Two ways to clean copied text

Auto-clean copy: for Word, Excel and desktop apps

When Auto-clean copied text is enabled, Unformat cleans selected text immediately when you copy it in the browser.

The clipboard already contains clean plain text, so you can paste it anywhere with regular Ctrl+V: Word, Excel, Gmail, messengers, CRM systems, desktop apps or browser fields.

Ctrl+C then Ctrl+V

Manual Smart Paste: for selected browser fields

If Auto-clean copied text is disabled, Unformat does not change the clipboard when you copy.

Use Ctrl+Shift+V only inside the browser when you want to clean one specific paste into an active text field.

Ctrl+C then in browser Ctrl+Shift+V

Cleaning modes

Both Auto-clean copy and Smart Paste use the selected cleaning mode.

Auto

Detects the type of copied content and chooses the safest cleaning method.

Plain

Converts copied content into clean regular text and removes broken spaces, odd symbols, encoding artifacts and unwanted formatting.

Table

Preserves rows, columns, tabs and line structure for spreadsheet-like content.

Code

Preserves indentation, tabs, line breaks, brackets, backticks, hashes, underscores and syntax characters.

From AI

Removes markdown artifacts from Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini and similar tools: headings, bold markers, code ticks, quotes, separators and list markers.

Simple rule: keep Auto-clean copy enabled when you paste into Word or desktop apps. Turn it off when you want copied text to stay unchanged, and use Ctrl+Shift+V only for selected browser pastes.

Pricing

Simple, honest pricing

Free forever with 5 pastes/day. Pro for unlimited use.

Free

forever

Strip formatting
Fix encoding (mojibake)
Repair PDF line breaks
Strip AI markdown ✦
5 smart pastes/day
Paste history (last 5)
Unlimited pastes
Sync settings
Table auto-detect

Paste plain text faster and clean copied text everywhere

Unformat is a Chrome extension for people who search for how to paste without formatting, remove AI markdown, clean broken PDF copy, and fix weird encoding from websites, Word, ChatGPT, Claude, Gmail, Notion, Slack, and Google Docs.

Instead of manually deleting bold text, headers, bullets, double spaces, strange symbols, and line breaks, you can clean everything in one shortcut. This makes Unformat useful for translators, project managers, marketers, lawyers, support teams, operations specialists, and anyone who copies text all day.

Common search intent we cover

Paste without formatting

Use Unformat when you need plain text paste in Chrome and when Ctrl+Shift+V does not work on the website you use.

Clean AI and PDF text

Remove Markdown from ChatGPT and Claude, fix PDF line breaks, and repair broken text before you send it to clients or paste it into documents.

Fix encoding and messy copy

Repair mojibake, remove weird symbols, normalize spaces, and keep your copied text readable and ready to use.

Unformat helps people searching for paste plain text, remove formatting when pasting, clean ChatGPT output, fix copied text from PDF, remove weird characters, and Chrome extension for clean paste — while still reading like a normal product page for humans.

FAQ

Does it work in Gmail, Notion, Slack? ▾

Yes — Unformat works on every website in Chrome. Gmail, Notion, Slack, Google Docs, any CRM, any textarea. If you can type in it, Unformat works.

Does it read my clipboard? Is it safe? ▾

Unformat only reads your clipboard when you press Ctrl+Shift+V — never in the background. It processes text locally in your browser. Nothing is sent to any server. Your data stays on your device.

What exactly does "Strip AI markdown" do? ▾

When you copy text from ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini, it comes with ## headers, **bold**, `code blocks`, --- dividers, and > blockquotes. Unformat removes all of these automatically, leaving clean readable text.

How is this different from Ctrl+Shift+V? ▾

Ctrl+Shift+V strips all HTML formatting but doesn't fix encoding errors, PDF artifacts, AI markdown, or detect tables. It also doesn't work on most websites — only in a few apps like Google Docs. Unformat works everywhere and is context-aware.

Stop cleaning text manually.Paste it smart.